WorldExclusive: Putin Aide Vladislav Surkov Defied E.U. Sanctions to Make Pilgrimage to GreeceA senior aide to President Vladimir Putin made a pilgrimage to one of Greece's holiest places in May, despite being barred from the E.U. under sanctions imposed for the Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine
WorldRussia Announces New Military Divisions to Counter NATO Deployments in Eastern EuropeRussia on Wednesday warned against NATO's proposed military buildup in Poland and the Baltic, saying it would shoring up its western and southern flanks in response. New army divisions will cover Russia's borders with Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Finland, Azerbaijan and the Baltic States
WorldPutin Puts Russia's Northern Fleet on ‘Full Alert’ in Response to NATO DrillsRussian President Vladimir Putin put his nation’s northern fleet on full alert in the Artic Ocean on Monday as animosity brews between Kremlin and NATO. The order allows for the mobilization of 38,000 military personnel, 41 ships, 15 submarines and 110 planes
WorldVladimir Putin Admits to Weighing Nuclear Option During Crimea ConflictPresident Vladimir Putin said he considered putting the country’s vast nuclear arsenal on alert to prevent outside forces from stopping Russia's annexation of the Crimea Peninsula from Ukraine last year. Putin’s admission was aired during a prerecorded documentary
WorldGerman Chancellor Says Russia's Actions Are UnjustifiableThe German Chancellor Wednesday suggested she is prepared for a confrontation with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine crisis when she told German lawmakers Russia’s actions interrupt “the peaceful international order and breach international law”
WorldRussia Announces New Military Divisions to Counter NATO Deployments in Eastern EuropeRussia on Wednesday warned against NATO's proposed military buildup in Poland and the Baltic, saying it would shoring up its western and southern flanks in response. New army divisions will cover Russia's borders with Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Finland, Azerbaijan and the Baltic States
WorldPutin Puts Russia's Northern Fleet on ‘Full Alert’ in Response to NATO DrillsRussian President Vladimir Putin put his nation’s northern fleet on full alert in the Artic Ocean on Monday as animosity brews between Kremlin and NATO. The order allows for the mobilization of 38,000 military personnel, 41 ships, 15 submarines and 110 planes
WorldVladimir Putin Admits to Weighing Nuclear Option During Crimea ConflictPresident Vladimir Putin said he considered putting the country’s vast nuclear arsenal on alert to prevent outside forces from stopping Russia's annexation of the Crimea Peninsula from Ukraine last year. Putin’s admission was aired during a prerecorded documentary
WorldGerman Chancellor Says Russia's Actions Are UnjustifiableThe German Chancellor Wednesday suggested she is prepared for a confrontation with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine crisis when she told German lawmakers Russia’s actions interrupt “the peaceful international order and breach international law”
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